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2 weeks out - Normal training. Should already know openers, likely taken them in the past month.
1 week out- de days normal, max effort days back off by not taking what would be my top set.
Week of- extra mobility work and stretching, no barbell exercises and little assistance for blood flow.
Keep in mind I'm doin west side, don't have a long lead up or 'peak' cycle and don't believe in takin openers really close to the meet.

Normally I hit openers a week out then pretty much deload the week before. I just competed last weekend in a bench only meet that I went in to totally last minute. The week before I did shirted bench to a 2 board with 100 lbs of bands in my multi-ply shirt then did my normal squatting and pulling and my full DE day the Wed. before the comp. I competed single ply and did great. Felt stronger than normal. I'm thinking that if you don't feel beat up leading in to the meet a deload isn't totally necessary.